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Birth Story Podcast

Hi! I’m Heidi, experienced Birth Doula and host of the Birth Story podcast brought to you by Birth Story Media™. I support moms through their fertility and pregnancy journeys and help have trauma free birth stories and labor stories. When moms embrace their pregnant bellies and their pregnancy and await the arrival of their baby or babies they are going to feel many emotions and have many visions about what will happen during child birth. “Is this normal?” “What does a contraction feel like?” “What does the day of labor look like?” “What is a Doula?” I want every mom’s birth story to be peaceful, happy and a memory that they will love to share. Birth Story podcast is my way to provide childbirth education through story telling in the comfort of your home and to prepare a mom for motherhood with any birth story that unfolds for their pregnancy, labor and delivery. If a pregnant mom uses an OBGYN, a midwife, a doula, a birth doula, or has a home birth, water birth, natural birth, C-section, cesarean birth, hospital birth, medicated birth, epidural birth, pitocin birth, an induction or induced labor, are having multiple babies or a single baby, a birth plan or no birth plan; I started this podcast to help moms learn and prepare for their labor and delivery and birth though birth story telling.

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Latest Episodes:

171: Vegan Pregnancy and Unmedicated Birth with COVID with Oh My Soul owner Tallulah Duffin (Part 1) Jun 28, 2023

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*show notes coming with Tallulah*

170. How & Why a Forceps Assisted Delivery with Doula Rachel Campbell Jun 22, 2023

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Rachel Campbell is a mom, doula, and leader in her local community. In this episode, she shares her two medicated hospital birth stories with her daughter and son.

In this episode, we cover:

Rachel's first birth, which was marked by a failed epidural, an extended pushing period, and a forceps-assisted delivery
Her complicated postpartum period, which included an infection and difficult healing journey with a severe tear
Rachel's second birth, which was remarkably similar to her first, but with a very different redemptive outcome
Advocating for yourself with providers postpartum and taking care of your own medical needs, even when it seems like other people are not taking your concerns seriously
A brief chat about the use of an SSRI medication to manage postpartum depression
A doula chat with Heidi and Rachel about tips for staying hydrated during pregnancy, especially during hot weather

XOXO -Heidi

Resources:

Birth Story Academy Online Course
- Use code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND for $20 off
Shop My Birthing Workbooks and Guides

I'm Heidi, a Certified Birth Doula, and I've supported the births of over a thousand babies in my career. On the Birth Story Podcast, I'll take you on a journey through your pregnancy by providing you education through storytelling. I provide high-level childbirth education broken down to make it super digestible for you because I know you are a busy person on the go. Plus, because I am so passionate about birth outcomes, you will often hear from many of the top experts in pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the sacred postpartum period.

Connect with Me!

Instagram

YouTube

169. The Birth Sling Founder Positive Home Birth Transfer and Water Birth in the Hospital with Dr. Jess Michaels Jun 15, 2023

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Dr. Jess Michaels is an osteopath, doula, and founder of The Birth Sling, a powerful tool for movement and support during labor. In this episode, she shares her own birth story of transferring from a home birth plan to a hospital birth, including laboring on the beach, listening to her body, and creating the Birth Sling for other birthing persons after DIY-ing her own for her daughter's birth.

In this episode, we cover:

Jess' experience in osteopathic medicine and as a birth doula
Jess' favorite birth tools for home births
Her birth story of transferring from a home birth plan to a hospital birth
Listening to your body and asking for more support
How various movements help us progress labor and manage pain
Sterile water injections for back pain relief
Giving birth in a birthing pool in a hospital with your own midwife
Processing and coping with changes in your birth plan
What a birth sling is and how to use it during labor and birth

Get 20% off your purchase with code "BIRTHSTORY" at https://www.thebirthsling.com/

XOXO -Heidi

Connect with Jess!

Resources:

Birth Story Academy Online Course
- Use code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND for $20 off
Shop My Birthing Workbooks and Guides

I'm Heidi, a Certified Birth Doula, and I've supported the births of over a thousand babies in my career. On the Birth Story Podcast, I'll take you on a journey through your pregnancy by providing you education through storytelling. I provide high-level childbirth education broken down to make it super digestible for you because I know you are a busy person on the go. Plus, because I am so passionate about birth outcomes, you will often hear from many of the top experts in pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the sacred postpartum period.

Connect with Me!

Instagram

YouTube

168 Plus Sized Birth, body image during pregnancy and self love with Jen McLellan Jun 12, 2023

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Heidi and Jen sit down and chat about all things birthy with love and affirmation for those of us in bigger bodies. This is an episode not to miss especially if things like scales in hallways, small blood pressure cuffs, and monitoring have you stressesd TF out! Let us pour some positivity into your day today!

Follow Jen at plussizebirth.com and on IG at instagram.com/plussizebirth

XOXO-Heids (IG @Birth.Story.Academy)

PS. I would love for you to let me teach you all things pregnancy and birth in Birth Story Academy. Use code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND for $20 OFF at BirthStory.com

167. IG Influencer: Katy Fassett Taking control of your life, pregnancy, and birth Jun 01, 2023

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show notes coming...

166 IG Influencer and Birth Doula Magic with Madison Swann May 26, 2023

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show notes coming. Mama is tired.

XOXO-Heids

165 IG Influencer Flourishing Motherhood with Meg Thompson Birth Stories May 18, 2023

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The second I saw Meg Thompson's Reel on IG about unmedicated birth, I was hooked. I devoured all of her content. She is funny, and open, and raw! She is an Urban Homesteader, and crunchy mom advocate! I shared one of my favorite reels on her page and it got over 1 million views! So, naturally, I had to have her on the show. Enjoy!

You can follow meg here: https://www.instagram.com/flourishingmotherhood/

We have seats available in Birth Story Academy. Join today for $20 off with code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND at BirthStory.com

XOXO-Heidi

Thanks to Kristen and Adam at Novice Studios CLT for producing this episode. As always, Thanks Tiffany for getting these episodes onto the website! It takes a village.

164 FAVORITE EP: Transformed by Birth author Britta Bushnell Apr 04, 2023

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O.M.G. This is my absolute favorite episode that I have published to date on the Birth Story Podcast. Britta Bushnell and her book, Transformed by Birth, are a gift to the birth world and I am beyond excited to share her and this book with each of you.

Grab a latte and get ready to learn all about Apollo and Artemis as she takes you on an incredible metaphor journey. Get ready for Greek mythology, transformation, surrendering and duality.

Need a copy of Britta's book, you can snag one HERE on AMAZON

Want to connect with Britta? Follow her on INSTAGRAM HERE

or at her website: Brittabushnell.com

This episode is gold! Please share it with a friend who is pregnant!

XOXO- Heids

If you would like a spot in Birth Story Academy, you can enroll today at BirthStory.com and use code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND for $20 OFF.

163 Birth Partner Support Tips Based on YOUR ENNEAGRAM TYPE!!!! Mar 01, 2023

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show notes tomorrow! This mama is tired! XOXO Heids

162 Birthing on the triage bathroom floor and postpartum mental health with Julie Justice Feb 08, 2023

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This episode is packed full of 2 birth stories. First, Julie walks us through being a party girl after a massive trauma in her life. She was pregnant after only a few dates with her now husband. We chatted and laughed about dating while pregnant. The conversation turns into the murder of her dad and needing a trauma informed birth team. She shares about changing plans from unmedicated birthing to an epidural and then what postpartum depression and anxiety looked like for her. Julie came on the Birth Story Podcast to help other mothers understand the delicate symptoms of PPD and PPA and when medications like Zoloft can help. 6 years later she becomes pregnant again with her second after marrying her husband. She was taking an antidepressant and wanted an unmedicated birth at a birth center. So how did it go....you will have to listen!

XOXO Heids

If you are looking for an awesome online childbirth course on a budget to prepare you for birth from a doula's perspective, then please join me in Birth Story Academy at BirthStory.com. Use code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND for $20 OFF and to let me know you found my childbirth education class from the pod!

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